Meaning
to forbid, to prohibit, to ban
In a sentence
Qui vietano di fumare dopo le otto.
Here they forbid smoking after eight.
Ti hanno vietato di usare il telefono?
Did they forbid you from using the phone?
Non puoi entrare: il cane è vietato qui.
You can't come in: dogs are not allowed here.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| vietare | infinitive |
| vietiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| vieto | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| vietate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| vieti | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| vietano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| vieta | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| vietavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| vietavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| vietavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| vietavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| vietavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| vietava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| vietammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| vietai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| vietaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| vietasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| vietarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| vietò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| vieteremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| vieterò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| vieterete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| vieterai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| vieteranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| vieterà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| vietiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| vieti | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| vietiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| vieti | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| vietino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| vieti | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| vietassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| vietassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| vietaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| vietassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| vietassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| vietasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| vieteremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| vieterei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| vietereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| vieteresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| vieterebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| vieterebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| vietiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| vietate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| vieta | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| vietando | gerund |
| vietato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- More formal and stronger than impedire. vietare is used for rules, laws, or explicit orders, not just making something difficult.
- Common pattern: vietare qualcosa a qualcuno. Also vietare di + infinitive: Gli hanno vietato di uscire.
- Avoid using it for physical impossibility; use impedire instead. vietare implies authority or a norm.